Baby Universe: Award-Winning Puppet Odyssey From Wakka Wakka

New York City-based visual theater company Wakka Wakka Productions brings its 2013 Drama Desk Award-winning whimsical puppet odyssey Baby Universe to Washington, D.C.'s Studio Theatre. It's sometime in the future, and the government is working furiously to save the population of an unnamed, dying planet in a dying universe. In a race against the clock, scientist-generated "baby universes" are being placed in the care of lonely spinsters in the hope that one might nurture to maturity a universe capable of birthing a planet that can support the relocation of the entire population. This captivating futuristic fable features 30 puppets, animation and a space-age score. The New York Times called the show "funny and poignant ... magical and refreshing." Baby Universe was developed in association with Nordland Visual Theatre.

BABY UNIVERSE was very entertaining and quite poignant. The range of emotions the puppeteers can call forth from puppets is astonishing. I really felt this play. Certainly, I thought about its themes, but the real place this play gets you is in...continued

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Written by Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock

Presented by Wakka Wakka Productions and Nordland Visual Theatre

Wakka Wakka Productions, a New York City based visual theater company, specializes in highly physical productions that overlap a range of styles — including grotesque, absurd, and clown — and incorporate elements such as puppetry, masks and original music. The company has toured extensively in Scandinavia, China, and the UK and received the 2011 Obie Award Grant for Outstanding Work.

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Baby Universe_, Wakka Wakka’s magnetically whimsical puppet odyssey, was developed in association with Nordland Visual Theatre. Located in the arctic fishing community of Stamsund, the company is the leading developer of visual theatre in Norway, facilitating the creation of traditional puppet theater, as well as works that draw from the visual arts, theater, mime, dance and multimedia.

About the Ticket Supplier: Studio Theatre

Studio Theatre is dedicated to producing the best in contemporary theatre. Its body of work encompasses provocative new writing from around the world, unique special events, and inventive stagings of contemporary classics. Studio strives to present sophisticated writing, stunning design, and extraordinary performance. Studio 2ndStage provides opportunities for emerging and established local and national artists, and Special Events feature one-of-a-kind productions from around the world.